To be honest, I had never heard of “Fear Agent” until I had heard so many
good things about Rick Remender’s run on “Uncanny
X-Force” (which I have not read as of now). After hearing the praise that Rick
Remender got on his work with “Uncanny X-Force,” I had decided to pick up
a comic book by him and lo and behold, I came across his work called “Fear
Agent Volume One: Re-Ignition” which also had artwork by Tony Moore.“Fear Agent Volume One: Re-Ignition” is a great introduction to
the “Fear Agent” series that fans of “Fear Agent” will enjoy!

What is the story?

The story starts off with
alien exterminator and the last of the Fear Agents, Heath Huston (not Heath
Ledger!) fighting off unknown aliens on a faraway planet.However, later on, Heath soon realizes that
there is an extraterrestrial plot where the aliens are plotting to destroy all
the humans on Earth when he meets a woman named Mara and they see the aliens
shipping off feeders to Earth.Now,
Heath Huston must stop this plot from coming true before it is too late!

What I loved about this comic:

Rick Remender’s writing:I must admit that when I
heard that this book was about a guy fighting off aliens, I was thinking to
myself that I have seen this formula used before and was prepared to be bored
by this premise.However, when I
actually started reading this comic, I was really amazed at how Rick Remender wrote this story in an
extremely creative and interesting way!Rick Remender really made Heath Huston
into an interesting character as he is portrayed as an alcoholic who fights off
aliens on a day to day basis and it was great seeing him fight off all of the aliens
using his futuristic weapons which were extremely interesting in seeing.I also loved the way that Rick Remender tells the story through
Heath Huston’s point of view as we are able to gain a clear understanding of
his character and everything that he has been through over the years.It was also interesting that we get another
lead character who often gruff and condescending (Wolverine, anyone?), but it
is clear that Heath truly does have a heart of gold and is willing to do
whatever it takes to save the people he cares about.I also loved the world that Rick Remender introduces us to as it is
dark and gritty as the aliens have over taken the planets and are torturing the
people inhabiting them, hence why Heath Huston is needed for the job!

Tony Moore’s artwork:
Tony
Moore’s artwork is truly amazing to look at as the action sequences are
extremely well done, making this comic exciting to look at.I loved the way that Tony Moore drew the aliens in this comic as they look truly
menacing and the images of the aliens using their tentacles to attack Heath
looked extremely fascinating as the tentacles are curly and look
squid-like.It was also interesting at
how Tony Moore illustrated Heath’s
custom as Heath looks like one of the Ghostbusters as he is wearing an orange
jumpsuit with a huge golden belt that has the state of Texas branded in the
middle and he also has various machinery strapped all over his body, which
shows that he is prepared for anything that comes at him.

What made me feel uncomfortable about this book:

Even though I really enjoyed
the action packed sci-fi thriller theme that this comic offered me, I gave this
comic a four star rating because there were too many plot holes in this
story.For one thing, the story mentions
that Heath is the last of the Fear Agents, but we were never told why that is
the case.Also, the second half of the
story has Heath and Mara traveling through time and Heath brings up certain
points that I felt was not really explored enough in the first half of the
story, such as the matter concerning what became of his family.Also, for anyone who does not like violence
or strong language, this comic definitely has some graphic violence that
involves gore and lots of strong language which includes using the “s” word
many times throughout the story.

Final Thoughts:

Overall, despite the fact that there were many plot holes in this volume,
“Fear Agent Volume One: Re-Ignition” is definitely a great read
for anyone who either loves crazy action packed alien storylines or who wants
to get introduced to Rick Remender’s works.I got to say that after reading this volume
of “Fear Agent,” I am definitely looking forward to reading more of Rick
Remender’s works!

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